Mop and brush holder



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W. P. CORNELIUS.

MOP AND BRUSH HOLDER.

No. 297,067. Patented Apr. 15, 1884.

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UNTTED STATES ATTNT Trice.

WILBER F. CORNELIUS, OF MUN OIE, INDIANA.

MOP AND' BRUSH HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 297,067, dated April15. 1884. Application filed November 5, 1883. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILBER F. CORNELIUS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Muncie, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Mop and Brush Holder, of which the follow ingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mop and brush holders; and theobject of my invention is to construct a cheap and durable device forholding brushes, rubbers, or mops for scrubbing and mopping floors andcleaning windows. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated bythe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view.Fig. 2 is a side View with a part broken away. Fig. 3 is an end viewwith the screw or handle-socketremoved, and Fig. 4 is a View ofthe-handlesocket.

Similar letters refer to similar out the several views.

On each side of the ferrule A is secured the jaw b I), the said jawcurving outward and downward, as shown in Fig. 2. Lugs b are formed onsaid ferrule just under the jawarms 7), as shown, and the upper side ofsaid ferrule is provided with a pivoted springpawl, c, which worksbetween the two small lugs l 2, so that it may be turned around, as

To the lower ends of the lugs b' is pivoted the jaw 13 by the studsf,projecting through a hole in each lug, as shown. The center part of saidjaw is provided with cogs or threads parts throughf, and the outer edgewith teeth f, for clamp ing into the brush or other articles placedbetween the jaws.

A threaded handle-socket, O, is inserted in the ferrule A, and thecatches d prevent it from coming out, all as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thesaid catches d are cast to the ferrule, and when the screw-socket is inplace they are pressed inward, thus preventing it from coming out, butallowing it to turn freely. One end of the screw-socket is provided witha ratchet, e, and the other end with threads 0, as shown in Fig. 4.\Vhen the screw-socket is inserted in the ferrule A, one end of thespring 0' is curved, so as to fit in the ratchet,

serving as a pawl, and the threads e engage with the cogs f in the jawB, so that byturning the handle (or screw-socket) the jaws are opened orclosed, as desired. The under side of one end of the ferrule is cutaway, allowing the cogsf to reach up into the screw-threads e, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3. \Vhen the handle is turned to the right, thejaws areclosed, and the spring-pawl c c prevents it from working loose. When thepawl is lifted out from between the lugs, as indicated in dotted lines,Fig. l, the handle can be turned to the left, thereby opening the jaws.The handle D is secured in the socket by a screw, 6', an opening, a, forwhich is cut in the ferrule, as shown.

The screw 0 may be separated from the ferrule by spreading the catches(Z sufficiently.

By the jaws b being placed on an angle with the ferrule the proper bevelis given for working on horizontal or perpendicular surfaces, and theslots b" may be of advantage in placing special rubbing-s11 rfacesbetween the jaws.

Having thus described my invention, I claim the following and desire tosecure the same by Letters Patent:

1. In a mop and brush holder, the ferrule A, provided with lugs 'b, incombination with jaws B b b, screw 0, ratchet and pawl, and catches d.

2. In a mop and brush holder, the ferrule A, having a spring-pawl, c 0',lugs 1 2, and catches d, in combination with the jaws and screw 0.

3. The combination of the screw 0, having ratchet e, and threads 6, withthe catches d and ferrule A, having lugs l 2, and springpawl c c.

4. In a mop and brush holder, the combination of jaws Bb b, lugs b,screw 0, handle D, ratchet e, pawl c c, and lugs 1 and 2, all for thepurpose set forth. j

\VILBER F. CORNELIUS.

Witnesses:

A. R. COLEMAN, O. E. ADAMSON.

